Take my advice - think long and hard. I have children and bringing them up with 2 parents is hard enough. Don't you have nieces and nephews that you could lavish your paternal instincts on instead?

Are you financially secure? You can always find a woman to be a surrogate for money. Being a single parent at your age would be very tough. Ask a single mom to borrow her baby for a day or two to see if you could really handles the demands of an infant.

I recommend volunteering somewhere where you can get experience actually taking care of a baby (e.g. babysitting, daycare, hospital) so you can see what is involved in what you are asking. Babies are a tremendous responsibility, and at your age you should be focusing on your career. Also, it is generally agreed upon that a two parent family is best for the child. Having a baby for selfish reasons ("I want one") is not in the best interest of the child.

Get hold of one of those 'fake' babies that do all the real baby stuff, keep it with you 24/7 and see how you feel about it then

At your age you will not find a legitimate agency willing to let you adopt. Why don't you instead focus your paternal instincts on a worthy mentoring cause, such as a big brothers/big sisters program? It is like being a pseudo-parent to a child that needs a loving adult in his/her life. In a few short years, if you still fee the same way, you can approach an agency about adoption, knowing (and showing) your maturity and responsibility. Or maybe you'll even be lucky enough to find the right mate too.

If you are not ready for a long-term relationship with a woman (especially if you are not ready for marriage), then you are not ready for the long-term commitment that goes with raising children. As others have noted, children are a big commitment. With a girlfriend or wife, the woman is usually able to take care of herself. You don't have to provide for her care 24 hours a day, seven days a week. With a baby, you will have to do this. Young children are totally dependent on their parents for their needs. So, if you are not ready to take on the responsibilities of a romance, then you are not ready to take on the responsibilities of raising a child.

well man, if you just want to have a baby, you should try considering getting a puppy. He could be your bestfriend you know. Try watching the movie Marley and Me. The couple couldn't have a baby, so they got a puppy. Think and rethink very carefully if you want to have a human baby. Having a dog is a big responsibility, MOREOVER, having a human baby is ONE OF THE GREATEST Responsibilities in life.

Try getting a girlfriend who has a baby. If you don't like the responsibilities, you can at least move on.

that is completely unfair on the child.

Please don't.

Have one night stands and don't use condoms. When they ask you why you got them knocked up tell them, "don't question the work of the Lord".

Depends how much spending power you have.

I got pregnant at 17 honey, and while i wouldn't change the fact that my daughter came along for the world and i love her more than anything, i would adivse you to just enjoy being a young person for a while longer, Don't you have anything that you want to do? Like travel or have a career or something?. My baby's father and i are no longer together but he's still involved in her life, however, if he wasn't he'd be travelling now, that's what our plans were. Don't get me wrong he absolutely worships her but i think he would have liked to be enjoy being young for a few more years. He's had to grow up a hell of alot quicker that his friends My daughter lives with me so he still gets to do his "guy" things, but he still can't spend all of his money left over from rent and bills (utilities) on beer anymore and he still knows that she has to come first now. He sees her as much as he likes, but if he had her full time he'd struggle, he'd manage becuase he's great with her, but his life would be totaly different, like mine is. EVERYTHING you do revolves around your child You don't have the same life as your friends. I don't resent that atall as i have the best thing of all and i wouldn't trade that for any amount of all night every night partying, i don't even miss it but even if i did, i don't have much choice in the matter. It's not a simple as having a cute little person to cuddle, being a single parent it hard, hard work. Why don't you work with children or look after friend's children for a while then in a few years look into fostering or similar things? ......or if you really are ready and equiped to have a child(you must be a pretty well off 18 year old!!) and mature enough then you can look into surrogacy i guess.